Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 29, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 64,047	$ 49,581
Accounts receivable, net	208,665	198,129
Inventories	179,696	171,539
Prepaid expenses and other	8,736	10,963
Total current assets	461,144	430,212
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Land	3,684	3,684
Buildings	54,996	45,538
Plant machinery and equipment	471,235	445,299
Marketing equipment	313,103	296,482
Transportation equipment	15,737	14,367
Office equipment	48,454	47,393
Improvements	67,565	51,319
Construction in progress	28,986	56,116
Total Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,003,760	960,198
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	609,601	574,295
Property, plant and equipment, net	394,159	385,903
Other assets
Goodwill	185,070	185,070
Other intangible assets, net	184,203	183,529
Operating lease right-of-use assets	152,712	88,868
Other	3,387	3,654
Total other assets	525,372	461,121
Total Assets	1,380,675	1,277,236
Current Liabilities
Current finance lease liabilities	221	201
Accounts payable	108,642	90,758
Accrued insurance liability	18,084	15,743
Accrued liabilities	20,956	14,214
Current operating lease liabilities	19,104	16,478
Accrued compensation expense	21,919	23,341
Dividends payable	14,264	14,209
Total current liabilities	203,190	174,944
Long-term debt	12,000	27,000
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	441	600
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	140,724	77,631
Deferred income taxes	81,652	81,310
Other long-term liabilities	4,752	4,233
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,408,000 and 19,332,000 respectively	129,054	114,556
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(12,429)	(10,166)
Retained Earnings	821,291	807,128
Total stockholders' equity	937,916	911,518
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 1,380,675	$ 1,277,236